He's fed his fish sticks to the dog, threw his eggs all over, put graham crackers down the floor vent, intentially spit juice all over the couch, dumped the dog water bowl, almost pushed the tv off it's stand, someone reset our space saver heater, found SOMETHING black and dirty and smeared it on the wall, tried to pull this HUGE mirror OFF the wall, took apart my vacuum (that one was kind of my fault, it shouldn't have been there and I had to pee!)... I just found a bunch of toys in the garbage can, along with some brand new, unused diapers, the wipee container is missing... Not to mention everything he's climbing on. Mind you, all these things are happening in split seconds WHILE I'M WATCHING HIM (minus the vacuum)... He needs a nap, because I need a nap! It's just one of those days! How do YOU manage?! If I have to say 'Roman, no sir', or 'Roman, PLEASE stop' one more time, I think I'm going to cry... The only happy camper in my house right now is the dog ;) I've tried singing/dancing with him, but other than that, he screams when I go near him :/
Thanks ladies :) My girlfriend called and the second she heard my shakey voice, she said 'I'm on my way' and hung up. Just having someone else around for a few minutes temporarily reset this crazy baby. I also rearranged some furniture to kind of give him a new space to explore (strategically placed the coffee table over that floor vent and away from the tv!!)... my fiance called and said he is going to be 2 hours later than he thought... and I just had to laugh. OF COURSE he's got 2 hours overtime today of all days ;) TGIF, I'm going to make a mommy margarita the moment he gets home!!
Hang in there & get outside if you can. I find that that change in venue sometimes does the trick even if it's just a walk around the block.
The day will be over soon enough and hopefully you can hit the re-set button for tomorrow.
Good luck!
Section off a safety zone-and stick him in there.
Put him someplace safe and take a timeout for Mommy.
I read somewhere once that if things get too bad for you (mentally, I mean) to just put them in their crib (even if they throw a fit) and go somewhere for 10 or 15 minutes and take your own time out. I've almost done this a few times myself.
Have you tried just giving him a time out by sitting him in a high chair or other restraint so he can calm down for a moment and let him release that energy...sometimes that's all you can do.
He's a busy little bee and he needs rest! Both of you will be happy! You need to take your nap too!
Some days are just like this...babies decide to destroy everything in their sight. I've had to put my little one in a time out chair. 1 minute for every year of their age. It works wonders. They have to learn what behaviors are good and bad, otherwise it will get worse as they get older. However I have noticed she gets more wreckless when it gets close to her nap time. In my house, naps are NOT an option. A routine helps and when she goes down for a nap, she doesn't give much (if any) of a problem.
If things get too intense where I feel I am melting down, I put her in a crib and let her play or scream as I take a mommy break. A few minutes later, we can continue the day.
Other things to do:
Get out of the house and go for a walk or drive
Go to a mall or play date
Roll around on the floor and play with them (sometimes they just need attention)
Hang in there!
it's clearly all your fault. you named him after barbarians!
:)
khairete
S. (who LOVES that name and is sorry you are exhausted)
Hang in there. It's all par for the course...some days and kids tougher than others. (My dd was an angel...my DS, his halo is a bit crooked at times!) Had a day like that yesterday with my 1 year old son who sounds exactly like yours and my 3 1/2 year old DD drama queen...we've actually had a lot of those days over the past couple months since my husband deployed and there are days when I'm ready for them to go to bed by 6pm! LOL (unfortunately, they're not!)
Glad you had a friend who could come over and help out.
Write days like this down...you'll get a chuckle in the years to come when the house is quiet!
I put myself in a time out on days like that! I put my daughter in her room with her favorite toys and I close the gate. I shower, nap, read, whatever I have to do to calm down and relax. How long I leave her in there depends on how much time I need. She's typically a happy camper in there so sometimes I can get an hour or more if I need it.
I really hate those days!!!! You just want to scream, "CALGON, TAKE ME AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I hope your day gets better!
Lot's of deep breaths! It'll pass. If you read this post in a few years-or even in a few months-you'll laugh :) Is he still in a crib? you can put him in there with a few books and toys and go close yourself in your room for 20 minutes and regroup.
Though I tried that once with my son when he was younger and he climbed out of the crib, took his diaper off and proceeded to finger paint with poop all over the room and crib......some days you just can't win ;)
Good luck!
